On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 14 .611 --
Rays 17 16 .515 3.5
Yankees 17 18 .486 4.5
Orioles 17 18 .486 4.5
Blue Jays 17 18 .486 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 15 .531 --
Indians 16 17 .485 1.5
White Sox 15 18 .455 2.5
Royals 15 18 .455 2.5
Tigers 15 20 .429 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 14 .611 --
Angels 22 14 .611 0.0
Rangers 15 20 .429 6.5
Mariners 14 21 .400 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 19 14 .576 --
Phillies 20 15 .571 0.0
Mets 17 15 .531 1.5
Braves 17 15 .531 1.5
Nationals 14 20 .412 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 13 .629 --
Cubs 19 15 .559 2.5
Astros 18 16 .529 3.5
Brewers 16 17 .485 5.0
Pirates 14 19 .424 7.0
Reds 14 21 .400 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 22 12 .647 --
Dodgers 19 15 .559 3.0
Giants 14 20 .412 8.0
Rockies 13 21 .382 9.0
Padres 12 22 .353 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Placido Polanco 5
2 Carlos Gomez 4
3 Ryan Church 3
3 Mark Grudzielanek 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joey Votto 3
2 Kevin Youkilis 2
2 Ryan Zimmerman 2
4 Garret Anderson 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Punto 5
2 Joey Votto 4
3 David DeJesus 3
3 Carlos Gomez 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
1 Kazuo Matsui 2
3 Eric Byrnes 1
3 Mike Cameron 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vicente Padilla 2.00
2 Shaun Marcum 1.80
3 Phil Dumatrait 1.25
4 Burke Badenhop 1.17
4 2 others tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burke Badenhop 1
1 Dallas Braden 1
1 Phil Dumatrait 1
1 Zack Greinke 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 10
2 Shaun Marcum 9
2 Roy Oswalt 9
4 Zack Greinke 8
4 Vicente Padilla 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 C. J. Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .429
2 Rafael Furcal .366
3 Lance Berkman .361
4 Chase Utley .350
5 Xavier Nady .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 13
2 Lance Berkman 11
3 Chipper Jones 10
4 Pat Burrell 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 36
2 Xavier Nady 34
3 Lance Berkman 33
4 Pat Burrell 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 14
2 Michael Bourn 13
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
2 Carlos Gomez 13
2 Ichiro Suzuki 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.81
2 Edinson Volquez 1.06
3 Tim Lincecum 1.49
4 Carlos Zambrano 1.80
4 Zack Greinke 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 7
2 Cliff Lee 6
2 Ervin Santana 6
2 Joe Saunders 6
2 Chien-Ming Wang 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 52
2 Aaron Harang 47
2 Johan Santana 47
4 Jake Peavy 46
4 Javier Vazquez 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 14
2 Jason Isringhausen 11
2 Joe Nathan 11
2 George Sherrill 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .449
2 Joe Mauer .429
3 Chipper Jones .425
4 Mark Kotsay .400
5 Placido Polanco .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 6
1 Nate McLouth 6
3 Curtis Granderson 5
3 David Ortiz 5
3 Dan Uggla 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Kemp 20
2 Lance Berkman 17
3 Josh Hamilton 16
3 Magglio Ordonez 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 10
2 Matt Kemp 8
2 Willy Taveras 8
4 Hanley Ramirez 7
4 Jose Reyes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vicente Padilla 0.42
2 Carlos Zambrano 0.42
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.75
4 Edinson Volquez 0.90
5 2 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 29
2 Chad Billingsley 24
3 Cole Hamels 22
3 Shaun Marcum 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Brandon Lyon 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 George Sherrill 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .430
2 Josh Willingham .394
3 Lance Berkman .390
4 Geovany Soto .372
5 Ryan Ludwick .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 10
1 Chase Utley 10
3 Chipper Jones 9
4 Pat Burrell 8
4 Nate McLouth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 31
2 Lance Berkman 30
3 Conor Jackson 26
4 Xavier Nady 25
4 David Ortiz 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
1 Ichiro Suzuki 13
1 Willy Taveras 13
4 Juan Pierre 11
4 Hanley Ramirez 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.95
2 Edinson Volquez 0.97
3 Tim Lincecum 1.41
4 Scott Olsen 1.69
5 2 tied 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Ervin Santana 5
1 Joe Saunders 5
1 Brandon Webb 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 44
2 Chad Billingsley 42
3 Tim Lincecum 41
4 Javier Vazquez 40
5 4 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Brandon Lyon 9
2 Huston Street 9
2 Brian Wilson 9
5 6 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Magglio Ordonez .356
3 Ichiro Suzuki .351
4 Chase Utley .344
5 Albert Pujols .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
1 Carlos Pena 48
3 Prince Fielder 45
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 Lance Berkman 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 135
2 Ryan Howard 133
3 Matt Holliday 131
4 Alex Rodriguez 130
5 David Wright 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Hanley Ramirez 55
4 Chone Figgins 52
5 Carl Crawford 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.38
2 Jake Peavy 2.63
3 Brandon Webb 2.75
4 John Smoltz 2.89
5 Adam Wainwright 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 24
2 Brandon Webb 23
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Roberto Hernandez 19
4 Jake Peavy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 233
2 Johan Santana 232
3 Jake Peavy 230
4 Aaron Harang 221
5 Scott Kazmir 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 44
2 Jose Valverde 42
3 Joe Nathan 40
4 Trevor Hoffman 38
5 2 tied 37